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WATCH: Thousands of Signatures Delivered Opposing Future Animal Abuse at Griffith Park

In Defense of Animals and Los Angeles Alliance for Animals delivered a letter signed by thousands to the L.A Department of Rec and Parks urging a non-animal model…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Thousands of Signatures Delivered Opposing Animal Exploitation in Griffith Park

On November 2, In Defense of Animals and Los Angeles Alliance for Animals delivered a letter with nearly 12,000 signatures to the Los Angeles Department of Recreation…

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WATCH: Eggciting Giveaway Celebrates World Farmed Animals Day All Month!

Celebrate Farmed Animals Day by making a regular donation to In Defense of Animals through October, and you could win a Yo! Egg gift pack.

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MEDIA RELEASE: In Defense of Animals & Yo! Egg Partner for Plant-Based Egg Giveaway!

In Defense of Animals has teamed up with Yo! Egg for an eggciting giveaway to honor World Farmed Animals Day on Oct. 2 through the entire month!

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Victory! New Jersey Bans Gestation and Veal Crates

New Jersey just became the latest state to improve farmed animal welfare protecting pigs and calves by banning gestation and veal crates.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Gov. Murphy Ends Severe Pig & Calf Confinement in New Jersey

In Defense of Animals applauds the passage of legislation that bans intensive confinement of mother pigs and calves raised for veal in New Jersey with Gov. Phil…

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New Jersey Residents: Ask Governor Murphy to End The Cruel Confinement of Pigs

A.1970 is awaiting the governor's signature and will become law to ban the use of confining gestation and veal crates in New Jersey.

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URGENT: Stop the EATS Act, a Dangerous Bill That Would Strip Away Animal Cruelty Laws

Urge legislators to oppose the dangerous EATS Act and protect farmed animals.

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WATCH: Saving Animals and Nourishing Compassion in Los Angeles

In Defense of Animals’ vegan food giveaway in Los Angeles made a huge impact for animals!

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MEDIA RELEASE: College National Finals Rodeo Slammed for Slamming Goats

In Defense of Animals is calling for the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) to put an end to the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Wyoming,…

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Stop Cruel Goat Tying at College Rodeo and Tell ESPN Not to Air It

Call on the NIRA to drop goat tying from its CNFR event and urge ESPN to cancel airing the abusive CNFR event.

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Victory: California’s Prop 12 Upheld by Supreme Court

Proposition 12, a law in CA prohibiting the sale of meat from animals kept in confined pens, was upheld by the Supreme Court on Thursday, May 11, 2023.

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Burned, Frozen, or Drowned to Death! Tell Congress to Protect Farmed Animals

Urge Congress to protect farmed animals by passing the Emergency and Disaster Preparedness for Farm Animals Act.

WATCH: Message of Mercy To King Charles Delivered

We are asking King Charles III to send cows and other farmed animals of the Royal Estates to sanctuary or to transition the farms to sanctuaries

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MEDIA RELEASE: Shocking Animal Cruelty at Ham Rodeo in Bandera To Benefit Children

In Defense of Animals and Unparalleled Suffering reveal shocking undercover video of “hog-sacking” or “hog rodeo” contests that will take place at the Ham Rodeo…

MEDIA RELEASE: VIDEO: Shocking Animal Cruelty at Sabinal Wild Hog Festival & Craft Fair

In Defense of Animals and Unparalleled Suffering reveal shocking undercover videos of “hog-sacking” or “hog rodeo” contests that will take place again at the Wild…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Octopus Farming: New Report Predicts Industrial-Scale Cruelty, Environmental Harms

In Defense of Animals supports Eurogroup For Animals’ and Compassion In World Farming’s renewed call to stop the world’s first octopus factory farm in the Canary…

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URGENT: Stop Horrific Hog Bagging Events in Texas

Join In Defense of Animals to stop barbaric hog bagging events in Texas and replace them with humane, animal-free alternatives.

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From Candy to Kale, New “Food Compass” Study Shows Plant-Based Foods Reign Nutritionally Supreme

A new study is ruffling feathers comparing meat and other animal products to items considered junk food, showing how harmful animal-based foods can be to the human…

MEDIA RELEASE: VIDEO: Electric Shocks & Animal Cruelty at Tucson Rodeo Protested

In Defense of Animals and Tucson-based Supporting and Promoting Ethics for the Animal Kingdom (SPEAK) protested animal cruelty at the Tucson Rodeo on its opening…

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New Jersey Residents: End The Cruel Confinement of Mother Pigs and Baby Cattle

A.1970 and S.1298 would ban the cruel confinement of mother pigs and baby cows gestation and veal crates in New Jersey if they are posted for a vote and passed.

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A Final Pig Vigil Held at Farmer John’s Slaughterhouse

Animal activists celebrate a partial victory as Farmer John’s slaughterhouse closes its doors and moves to a new location out of state.

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Animal Farming and Its Exploitation of Female Bodies

Female farmed animals are exploited by the industrial agriculture industry for profit. Let's bring these females into the reproductive rights conversation.

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MEDIA RELEASE: Activists Urge Los Angeles to Investigate Griffith Park Pony Rides for Animal Cruelty

In Defense of Animals and Los Angeles Alliance for Animals urged Attorney General Rob Bonta to investigate Stephen Weeks of Griffith Park Pony Rides and Petting…

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